Etymology

sickish

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Today it means: Somewhat sick, but not seriously so. Full definition →

English sick ← Middle English sik ← Old English sēc
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic*seukaną
  2. Proto-Germanic*seukaz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*seuk
  4. Old Englishsēoc
  5. Old Englishsēc
  6. Middle Englishsik
  7. Englishsick
  8. English todaysickish

From sick + -ish.

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